Title :
Exploring the benefits of commercial robotic lander testbeds
Author :
Ake, Colin ; Scotkin, Joel ; Masten, David
Author_Institution :
Masten Space Syst., Inc., Mojave, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper investigates the history and current state of commercial robotic launch vehicle testbeds available to demonstrate landing technologies required for extraterrestrial vertical landing.
Keywords :
aerospace robotics; aerospace testing; history; space vehicles; commercial robotic launch vehicle; extraterrestrial vertical landing; history; landing technologies; robotic lander testbeds; Hardware; Moon; NASA; Robots; Rockets; Testing; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0556-4
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2012.6187305
